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差 chà

poor; bad; to fall short of

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 3
Radical
工
Type
Ideograph
Made of 羊工 ⿸羊工

Memory hint: Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence

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  1. 现在差五分钟八点。
    Xiànzài chà wǔ fēnzhōng bā diǎn.
    It's five minutes to eight now.
    now lack five minute eight o'clock
  2. 你下周要出差吗？
    Nǐ xiàzhōu yào chūchāi ma?
    Are you going on a business trip next week?
    you next-week need go-on-business-trip (question)
  3. 时间差不多了，我们走吧。
    Shíjiān chàbuduō le, wǒmen zǒu ba.
    Time is almost up, let's go.
    time almost (particle), we go (suggestion)
  4. 这两个价格差得不多。
    Zhè liǎng ge jiàgé chà de bù duō.
    These two prices don't differ much.
    this two (measure) price differ (particle) not much
  5. 上个月，他去上海出差了。
    Shàng ge yuè, tā qù Shànghǎi chūchāile.
    Last month, he went to Shanghai on a business trip.
    last (measure) month, he go Shanghai go-on-business-trip(particle)

Words with 差 (9)